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It is surprising how difficult it is for me to put something this personal out...
My family didn't have the money, education, or inclination to help me get to college after high school. I took it very personally and left home and cut them out of my life - no contact.
I used scholarships, worked full time, and went to school when I could afford tuition. Six years later I picked up my first degree filled with ego and pride that I did it on my own, screw the world. I sat in my car looking at the diploma and realized that there wasn't one person in the world I could call to tell about my degree who would really care. I cried for about a half hour and called my mom to apologize.
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Oft expectation fails...
and most oft there Where most it promises
- Shakespeare, W.
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